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COVID-19 and patient-reported outcomes

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The Editors of the Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes (JPRO) are pleased to present this collection on COVID-19 and patient-reported outcomes.

All articles in this collection underwent the journal’s full standard peer review process. 



  1. The novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has continued to present a significant burden to global public health efforts. The purpose of this study was to estimate the health-related quality of life, disability, and hea...

    Authors: Casey R. Tak
    Citation: Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes 2023 7:31
  2. Long Covid is an unknown illness which has been shown to affect sufferers regardless of mild initial COVID-19 or age. There is still a lot unknown about long COVID illness. There has been a call to understand ...

    Authors: Lilian Skilbeck, Christopher Spanton and Michael Paton
    Citation: Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes 2023 7:30
  3. The COVID-19 pandemic presents a unique, amplified threat to those living with a cancer diagnosis, but personal factors may play a role in how this affects well-being. This cross-sectional study (1) describes ...

    Authors: Erica E. Fortune, Alexandra K. Zaleta and Victoria G. Morris
    Citation: Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes 2023 7:29
  4. Patient-reported outcome measures are needed to assess the impact of treatments for COVID-19 on symptoms. The ACTIV-2 COVID-19 Symptom Diary (ACSD) is being used in the ongoing Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeuti...

    Authors: Louis S. Matza, Katie D. Stewart, April N. Naegeli, Kayla M. Mills, Karin S. Coyne, Kara W. Chew, Michael D. Hughes and Davey M. Smith
    Citation: Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes 2023 7:8
  5. Although there is extensive literature on the clinical benefits of COVID-19 vaccination, data on humanistic effects are limited. This study evaluated the impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on symptoms, Health-Rela...

    Authors: Manuela Di Fusco, Xiaowu Sun, Mary M. Moran, Henriette Coetzer, Joann M. Zamparo, Laura Puzniak, Mary B. Alvarez, Ying P. Tabak and Joseph C. Cappelleri
    Citation: Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes 2022 6:123
  6. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological well-being will likely be long-lasting. Efforts directed towards monitoring the onset and progression of distress and mental health disorders are needed to ...

    Authors: Manraj N. Kaur, Elena Tsangaris, Tanujit Dey, Shelby Deibert, Janina Kueper, Maria Edelen and Andrea L. Pusic
    Citation: Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes 2022 6:116
  7. The impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID) is worse among those with fewer financial resources, in jobs not amenable to remote work, and in denser living conditions. People of color are more likely to ...

    Authors: Carolyn E. Schwartz, Katrina Borowiec, Elijah Biletch and Bruce D. Rapkin
    Citation: Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes 2022 6:113
  8. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted various aspects of people’s life and wellbeing around the world. This study aimed to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health-related quality of life (HRQL), mea...

    Authors: Jiabi Wen, Fatima Al Sayah, Roland Simon, Markus Lahtinen, Jeffrey A. Johnson and Arto Ohinmaa
    Citation: Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes 2022 6:109
  9. Alcohol consumption has changed during the COVID-19 pandemic yet the impacts on alcohol-related outcomes, and specifically health-related quality of life, are not completely known. Our objective was to assess ...

    Authors: Eve Wittenberg, Collin Labutte, Benjamin Thornburg, Abraham Gebreselassie, Carolina Barbosa and Jeremy W. Bray
    Citation: Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes 2022 6:106
  10. As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, more information is needed on its long-term impacts on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and social determinants of health (SDoH). The aim of the study was to assess HRQo...

    Authors: Kathleen R. Case, Chen-Pin Wang, Meredith G. Hosek, Sarah F. Lill, Alexandra B. Howell, Barbara S. Taylor, James Bridges, Daniel J. MacCarthy, Paula Winkler and Joel Tsevat
    Citation: Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes 2022 6:72
  11. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the mental health and well-being of health care workers (HCWs). This study examined mental health outcomes and COVID-related stress impacts among a diverse sample of ambulato...

    Authors: Joshua Biber, Bethany Ranes, Shanieek Lawrence, Vishal Malpani, Trong Tony Trinh, Andrew Cyders, Steven English, Charles L. Staub, Kristen L. McCausland, Mark Kosinski, Nishtha Baranwal, Daniel Berg and Rodica Pop
    Citation: Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes 2022 6:63